No charges in San Jose Starbucks tainted OJ case

SAN JOSE (BCN) — The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office will not be
filing charges against a woman who was accused of placing rubbing alcohol in
two bottles of orange juice at a Starbucks in San Jose last month, a
prosecutor said Friday.

Ramineh “Romi” Behbehanian, 50, was arrested following the
incident at a Starbucks at 6009 Snell Ave. on April 29.

Police arrested Behbehanian on suspicion of attempted murder after
San Jose fire officials made the determination that the bottles contained
lethal amounts of rubbing alcohol.

However, results of tests on the orange juice showed the liquid
included vinegar, which is not considered a harmful substance, Supervising
Deputy District Attorney Luis Ramos said Friday.

Prosecutors determined they could not rule out that the vinegar in
the juice might have occurred naturally.

“We don’t feel that we can prove the she committed any crime,”
Ramos said.